Opinion

Central Station is Glasgow's beating heart. It's chilling to think we nearly lost it
Paul McNamee

Central Station is Glasgow's beating heart. It's chilling to think we nearly lost it

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero

Remembering a friend with The Fall, sequins, and a poem
Robin Ince

Remembering a friend with The Fall, sequins, and a poem

Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion
education secretary Bridget Phillipson meets children at a breakfast club
Bridget Phillipson

Our kid-friendly version of the child poverty strategy teaches all children empathy and compassion

Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration
John Bird

Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters

Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND

Twitter is 20 years old. X's decline into division is still damaging society
Steven MacKenzie

Twitter is 20 years old. X's decline into division is still damaging society

The most dangerous place for a woman is her home. Society must recognise it to bring change
Refuge's CEO Gemma Sherrington
Gemma Sherrington

The most dangerous place for a woman is her home. Society must recognise it to bring change

Three ways we can make a radical shift to prevent violence against women and girls
the silhouette of a women in a flat in front of the sun
Polly Neate

Three ways we can make a radical shift to prevent violence against women and girls

I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability
Sam Delaney

I love the freedom of freelancing. But you never get used to the instability

Labour's asylum policies will destroy lives – and drive away voters
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood
Daniel Sohege

Labour's asylum policies will destroy lives – and drive away voters

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face
John Bird

Don't let Epstein and his accomplices distract us from the real threats we face

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?
Palestine Action supports at the Royal Courts of Justice
Yasmine Ahmed and Lydia Gall

Palestine Action: What happens when protest is branded terror?

Bugged Out Weekender is back: 'We've witnessed more than one epoch-defining musical moment'
The dancefloor at Bugged Out Weekender in 2000.
Music

Bugged Out Weekender is back: 'We've witnessed more than one epoch-defining musical moment'

There's a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Image of child in school
Lisa Mainwaring

There's a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty

Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Paul McNamee

Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest
Palestine Action supports at the Royal Courts of Justice
Victoria Tecca

What next for Palestine Action? High Court judgment is important victory for the right to protest

What Spain's migration decision means for the UK
A Spanish flag flying in the street.
Dr Allan Njanji

What Spain's migration decision means for the UK

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Big Issue ambassador Mike Soutar.
Mike Soutar

Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?

A new kind of politics is coming our way
John Bird

A new kind of politics is coming our way